Hub/Switch Configuration Guide
76 System Management Commands
show interface switchport
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Commands
show interface switchport
This command displays a summary of statistics on Layer 2 interfaces.
Syntax
show interface switchport
Mode
Privileged Exec
Usage
Information
The display parameters of show interface, when the argument is switchport, are as 
follows: 
ip address (management) Configures the IP address of the management VLAN.
show interface Displays detailed statistics for a specific port or for all CPU traffic 
based upon the argument.
show interface switchport Displays a summary of statistics on Layer 2 interfaces.
show interface ethernet Displays detailed statistics for a specific ethernet port or for all CPU 
traffic based upon the argument.
show serviceport Displays the configuration of the Ethernet Management port.
Table 10  Fields in Output of show interface switchport Command
Field Description
Packets Received Without Error The total number of packets (including broadcast 
packets and multicast packets) received by the 
processor. 
Broadcast Packets Received  The total number of packets received that were directed 
to the broadcast address. Note that this does not 
include multicast packets.
Packets Received With Error The number of inbound packets that contained errors 
preventing them from being deliverable to a higher-layer 
protocol. 
Packets Transmitted Without Error The total number of packets transmitted out of the 
interface. 
Broadcast Packets Transmitted  The total number of packets that higher-level protocols 
requested to be transmitted to the Broadcast address, 
including those that were discarded or not sent.
Transmit Packet Errors The number of outbound packets that could not be 
transmitted because of errors. 
Address Entries Currently In Use The total number of Forwarding Database Address 
Table entries now active on the switch, including 
learned and static entries. 










